Bankhall Mortgages appoints head of mortgages

Bankhall Mortgages announces the appointment of its first head of mortgages Richard Howells.

The Bankhall mortgages division includes Premier Mortgage Service and Norwich Unionj Mortgage Club, both acquired by Bankhall along with Point One and Intermediary Mortgage Direct.

Howells will work closely wih John Malone and will report to group business development director Peter Mann.

Howells says: “Integrating our acquisitions with the existing mortgage operation will be relatively straight forward so my focus will be on identifying and developing tangible benefits for members as a result of our scale and unique strategic position within the mortgage market.”

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